The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-14
CLEVELAND AT CLINTON
ppETTY LITTLE SPEECH MADE
BY THE PRESIDENT.

Schoolboy at the Academy at the
root of the Hill-Utica Gives Him a
Royal welcome-one G. "A. R. Post
in Line
1rr,cA. N. Y, July 13.-President Ceve-
,,nd with his wife, sister and Miss Hastings,
Sis niece; Col. Lamont and f. Prestis of
T-t;oo came down from Holland Patent on
,l.s,acial coach "Coronetn at 9 o'clock this
morning. They were met by Prof Hoyt
and number of ladies and gentlemen of
tbo centennial committee from Clinton.
prof Hovt made brief address of wei
oona TO which the President responded
:, few words. The Utica Jacksonians.
Ioo strong, with the Twelfth
United States Infantry band saluted the
President and his wife with its famous cheer
ond Hail to the Chief, as they stood upon
the nIatform of the coach. Crowded trains
have been running to Clinton all the morn
np The Presidents special train started at
0f5 o'clock a. M An immense crowd was at
tho Ontario and Western railroad station as
the train pulled out. They cheered the
President and waved their hats as he stood
uncovered and bowed his Acknowledgements.
GREETED AT CLINTON.
President Cleveland and his party reached
Clinton about 10 o'clock. An immense
crowd was at the station. The Presidents
Marty were escorted by the Jacksonians to
Mrs O. s. Williams residence, where they
were greeted by prominent members of the
Centennial committee and many venerable
citizens, while parade of six divisions was
going over its route. In the parade were
chiefs. descendants of Indians who gave the
site of the village to its founders, and over
100 Oneidas with the Indian band from the
OnOndaga reservation. Nearly all the
available space within the village limits was
crowded with spectators.
ONE GRAND ARMY POST.
Only one Grand Army post took part in
he procession, and that was the Clinton
Post. After the parade the President spent
an hour in receiving callers at Mrs. VIII
IamS home and over 5000 people were pre-
snted. The exercises in the park did not
commence until nearly 2 o'clock. Rev.
Henry Darling, President of Hamilton Col
lege, offered the opening prayer, after
which Rev Z. P. Powell delivered an ad-
dress of welcome, to which the President
responded as follows:
lam by no means certain of my standing here
among those who celebrate the centennial of
ClntOn'S existence as a village. My recollec-
tons Of the place reach backward but about
tbirtySiX years, and my residence here covered
avery brief period, but these recollections are
fresh and distinct to-day, and pleasant too,
though not entirely free from sombre coloring
Il was here in the school at the foot of the col
ege hill that began my preparation for college
life, and enjoyed the anticipation of a collie
gate education. We had two teachers in our
school, one became afterward a Judge in
and ha1 OIL
profession to the ministry, and within the last
two years was living further West read
little Latin with two other boys in the class. |
think tlOundered through four books of the
hneld The other boys had nice large modern
editions of Virgil with big print and plenty of
notesto help one over the hard places. Mine was
a little old-fashioned copy which my father
used before me, with no notes, and which was
only translated by hard knocks. l believe l
nave forgiven those other boys for their persist
ent refusal to allow me the use of their notes in
their books. At any rate they do not seem to
have been oyertaken by any dire retribution, as
one OF Them Is now rich and prosperous law
yer in Buffalo, and the other is a professor in
your college and the orator of to-day's
ten lines of Virgil which at first
made up my daily task are amusing as remem-
Otred now, but with them | am also forced to
remember that instead of being the beginning
o. the higher education for which l honestly
lonsed they occurred near the end of my school
advantages. This suggests disappointment
winch no lapse of time can alleviate and q de
Eaaa'9n psnr have sadly felt with every passing
Eeaf remember our next door neighbors-
ms. BlSsell and Scollard-and good, kind neigh
u DylS they were too-not your cross, grabbed kind
WHO Muo could not bear to see boy about. 1t al
Sdys seemed to me that they drove very fine
uorseS' and for that reason / thought they must
oc M extremely rich. l do not know that should
rl n.uIge IN further recollections that must seem
very Itte like centennial history, but l want to
TTSIaoISn as well as can my right to be here.
rmtsul nave spoken of the college faculty who
oia .asl such pleasing though sober shade of dig
any odt3 over the place, and who, with other edu-
s os'eq ana substantial citizens, made up the best
& % .ne social life. | was a boy then
in. Su. anoI~ltnStanding believe | absorbed last
ES appteclation of intelligence and refinement
yd yacn "a, made this delightful home. know that
~ ybyu VIII pear with me, my friends, if yield to
ol ng impulse which the mention of home creates,
tLr, sleak OF my own home here, and how,
ciain' memories which cluster about it, may
Il I'm @ IGiilef relationship TO your village Here
a4s tnat our family circle entire, parents and
,tiln,.'h lNcd day after day in loving and affec-
,net o,g converse, and here, for the last time we
Coj around the family altar and thanked
b' ',iat our household was unbroken
" death or separation. We never
lrayi,.t. t.otSelher IN any other home after
T~asng this and death followed closely our de-
rSaru and thus It is that as with advancing
lars survey the havoc death has made. and
FAf..
* 8nce OF this pleasant spot. so related,
tbaTfIFeu and chastened. | can only add my
dar d,'NS a lor the privilege of being with you to
fnt,,, aHu "lsh Tor the village of Clinton in the
usS 0t the past.
add,.l. dirol. A, u. Hopkins delivered historical
S~TtsSl Scoial Prof Root an grafton, and Clinton
"aIu OF Clinton, q poem.
Mrs ,SSiiy large number of ladies called upon
,ion oieNeland during her 4 o'clock recep-
IL, RUSH OF THE PEOPLE.
s,erJ ,nleh the President left the reviewing
sbart b.t ana returned to Mrs. Williams for a
pan II iest before the literary exercises be-
snJ so' que crowd which followed was so great
enal ~ y entlrely uncomfortable that it threat
DENT so' suoe'GIruction to the fences. The Presi
bjm.aT}ee ing the danger at once stationed
Shall III 'front.' of the house and began to
ponrei iiai'lS az and the food of people at once
SAT on M - through the gates. Mrs Cleveland
ton SE S'u StepS during this informal recep-
Inc tba 9ue lS, held reception for ladies dur
'"' AFTERNOON at the Williams residence.
CLEVELAND SPEAKS.
tha f.ne fnNe afternoon banquet was given in
vbiai ISht warehouse of the railroad, at
to t,m toos, ,,eVeral eminent gentlemen responded
who o'rI, including President Cleveland,
VI NM Ine United States,n 0
Mr. Cleveland said:
sion i,h hhclined TO content myself on this occa-
peorIo' Se an acknowledgment on behalf of the
which yn,, ", Ihe United States of the compliment
sents w ou nave paid TO the office which repre-
'ielr sovereignty.
H,.. IMPORTANCE or THE OFFICE.
which Len cnn an acknowledgment suggests an idea
moment 1nnot 1nt reiraln from dwelling upon for